| The pictures show two views of this ©1942 Coca Cola Premium Our America Electricity Booklet with (20) Colorful Cards. Shown is the cover and two sample pages with (5) of the (20) cards that are inside. All (20) cards are here. The booklet and the picture cards are dated copyright MCMXLII (1942). They are each lightly pasted at the top in their appropriate places in he booklet. The booklet is titled ''OUR AMERICA - ELECTRICITY - A Modern Power''. There are other booklets to the set that pertain to different industries such as: Motion Pictures, Transportation, Oil, Coal, Steel, Glass, Cotton, and Lumber. These booklets and cards were a premium from The Coca-Cola Company and were approved by leading educators. They were distributed by The Coca-Cola Bottling Company during World War II to educate children. On the first page is a place for a childs name, Teacher, Grade, and Year. These are all blank in this booklet. There is a graphic on the back with two old Coca Cola bottles. The colorful pictures are like trading cards. There are (20) for each industry set. Each picture card has a colorful image on the front. On the back is a number, title, information, and a Coca-Cola marking. This particular set shows some of the many uses of electricity. The titles on the cards or stickers are as follows: #1. A Mariner's Compass
#2. Lines of Force Around A Magnet
#3. Electric Light Generators
#4. An Electric Motor For The Home
#5. A Flashlight
#6. A Telegraph Lineman
#7. Sending A Cablegram
#8. Putting In A New Fuse
#9. Reading An Electric Meter
#10. Broadcasting
#11. An Early Arc Light
#12. Electric Welding
#13. Electroplating
#14. The Electric Eye
#15. The Electric Knife
#16. The Conqueror and The Scientist
#17. Household Motors
#18. Sending Pictures By Wireless
#19. The Gyro Compass
#20. A Television Studio The booklet measures about 7-7/8'' x 10-3/4'' and each picture card or sticker measures 3'' x 4''. The booklet and all the picture cards appear to be in near mint assembled condition as pictured. We found this booklet to have an old musty paper smell from many years of storage and you may want to air it out. |
